Israeli PM submits formal pardon request
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing long-running corruption cases, has submitted a formal pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, the head of state’s office announced Sunday.
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One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace
The hazy UN resolution dictates that Trump’s ‘board of peace’ will supervise an International Stabilisation Force, whose membership is as yet undeterminedThe resolution passed by the UN security council on Tuesday evening, aimed at turning the precario…
UN to vote on Gaza stabilisation force plan that references Palestinian state
Netanyahu faces pressure from far-right ministers after Saudi insistence on ‘credible pathway’ to statehoodThe UN security council is to vote on Monday on a US-drafted resolution to set up an international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza that include…
Trump writes to Israeli president calling for Netanyahu pardon
Isaac Herzog can pardon convicted criminals in some circumstances, but cases against Israeli PM are ongoingDonald Trump has repeated a request to Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon for Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate c…
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Israeli PM over Gaza war
Ankara has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government over the war in the Gaza Strip.
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in GazaTurkey has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his g…
Israel strikes Gaza again after overnight bombardment that killed at least 104
Attacks shatter Palestinians’ short-lived relief since start of ceasefire that now looks increasingly fragileIsrael carried out another strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least two people, after bombarding the territory overnight and kil…
Israel strikes Gaza after Netanyahu accuses Hamas of breaching ceasefire
Prime minister accuses Hamas of ‘clear violation’ of truce as far-right ministers clamour to resume warIsraeli warplanes struck Gaza on Tuesday night, shortly after Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to carry out “powerfu…
Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection
Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuumTurkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not w…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio says ‘Hamas cannot be involved in governing Gaza’ – as it happened
Rubio also said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) cannot play a future role in Gaza, claiming it is a ‘subsidiary of Hamas’At least 14 migrants died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, …